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Zar in Egyptarticle 1955 • Rasoul, Kawthar Abdel
Fellahin • Africa > Northern Africa
This is a short summary of the zar ceremony as practiced among the women in Egypt. Basically it is both a propitiatory and curative rite for those women possessed by the zar spirits. The author also discusses the Sudanic-Ethiopian origins and the fun...